Matchmaker
[mach-mey-ker] /ˈmætʃˌmeɪ kər/
noun
1.
a person who arranges or tries to arrange marriages by introducing possible mates.
2.
a person who arranges for athletic contests, especially prizefights and wrestling .
3.
any person, organization, etc., that brings two parties together, as to effect a sale or other transaction:
an agent serving as a matchmaker between buyers and sellers.
[mach-mey-ker] /ˈmætʃˌmeɪ kər/
noun
1.
a person who makes for burning.
/ˈmætʃˌmeɪkə/
noun
1.
a person who brings together suitable partners for marriage
2.
a person who arranges competitive matches
/ˈmætʃˌmeɪkə/
noun
1.
a person who makes matches (for igniting)
n.
also match-maker, “marriage-broker,” 1630s, from match (n.2) + maker. Related: Match-making.
A language for specifying and automating the generation of multi-lingual interprocess communication interfaces. MIG is an implementation of a subset of Matchmaker.
(1994-11-22)
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